My favorite recipe

Although I don’t know how to cook food without burning it, I like to eat this kind of cake. It is called “Devil's Food Cake”. You can try it at home but be aware of burning it! This is my piece of advice.


Devil's Food Cake

Ingredients

2 cups (400 g) sugar
½ cup + 2 tablespoons (150 g) butter, softened
3 eggs, separated
2 cups (270 g) all-purpose flour
7 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup boiling water
1 cup sour cream

Ingredients for frosting

½ cup butter
14 oz (400 g) semisweet dark chocolate (40-50% cocoa)
3 tablespoon light corn syrup
3 tablespoon hot espresso or very strong coffee

Method

1.Preheat oven to 350 deg F (Gas mark 4 or 180 deg C) and grease two 9 in (23 cm) cake tins.
2.Put cocoa in small bowl; add boiling water and mix until smooth. Let cool.
3.Using an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar on medium speed for approximately 5 minutes. Add egg yolks and mix well.
4.Sift in flour, baking powder and baking soda, add cocoa mixture, sour cream, and vanilla extract and mix well.
5.Wisk egg whites until stiff and fold gently into the cake mixture. Divide into two equal portions and transfer to the cake tins.
6.Bake at 350 degrees until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, approximately 40-50 minutes. Let the cakes cool.
7.Slice each cake through the middle to make altogether four layers; if necessary remove the top of the cake by using a knife.
8.For the frosting, mix butter, chopped chocolate, syrup and coffee and heat in a double boiler until melted. Stir until smooth. Let it cool somewhat in the fridge. Use approximately one fifth of the frosting between each layer of the cake, coat the cake with the remaining two fifths of the frosting.
9.Cool the cake in the fridge to harden the frosting. Place the cake at room temperature 1-2 hours before it is served.